Native Americans

She was young. She was pregnant. She was one of thousands of Native women who go missing every year. Now her disappearance could help others to be found.

The story of President Donald Trump's short-lived threat to get a citizenship question on the census in defiance of the Supreme Court mimics the story of President Andrew Jackson and Worcester v. Georgia, decided in 1832.

An Obama-appointed Native American woman was replaced last week by an attorney who has worked closely with Trump.

Gavin Newsom apologizes to Native Americans, lawmakers hear a debate over black lung and regulations, Boaty McBoatface is teaching us about climate change.

Efforts to get privately owned teams like the Redskins and the Cleveland Indians to drop offensive mascots may have stalled, but states can enact bans in the public sector.

Warren's plan includes ending fossil fuel drilling on public lands, eliminating entrance fees for national parks, and mandating spending for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Tens of thousands of people belonging to U.S. Native tribes live in the Mexican states and routinely cross the border to participate in cultural events.

Tweets by Donald Trump about Elizabeth Warren prompted a Native American voting rights group to call for honors bestowed on the perpetrators of the massacre to be rescinded.

The indie musician uses her wistful rock music to explore, and reclaim, her indigenous and queer identity.

Four Directions is targeting states with voter ID laws, like Wisconsin and North Dakota, as well as those with low Native American turnout, like Nevada.

An effort to deliver food is only a temporary solution.

Thanks to federal neglect and one Republican senator, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians has been denied land and essential government services.

Crow Reservation, Montana: In Big Horn County, people watch a horse race during the 99th annual Crow Fair, one of the longest-running Native American gatherings in the United States.

It is a travesty that we're not fully investigating the disappearance of indigenous women—whether or not they lived model lives.

Savanna's Act passed the Senate unanimously. If it doesn't pass the House, it will be back to square one next session.

The Natural History Museum is popping up across the country to draw attention to the struggle of the Lummi Nation in the Pacific Northwest.

Indigenous high schoolers are organizing to let their families vote in an election they argue is designed to block them from the polls.

It now appears Native American North Dakotans are unable to vote, even when they have proof of their residential addresses.

Rights activists are urging communities of color to get creative about circumventing attempts to suppress their vote ahead of next month's decisive mid-term elections.

The Tribal Canoe Journey has become one of the largest Native American gatherings in North America. For one writer, it's also a chance to connect with family.

Seeing these crimes go unpunished can make indigenous communities feel hopeless. But in dark times, I take inspiration from our grandmothers.

In many Native American communities, there's a fear that any knowledge shared with scientists could end up in published reports—which could, in turn, lead to a familiar story of plundering.

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Many native peoples have land-based religions, and the Trump administration's moves to open sacred areas to resource exploitation threatens the free practice of their faith.